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When certain significant events unfold unexpectedly, we can no longer sing only melodious tunes. Instead, we find ourselves gathering whatever strength we can find, to survive in the turbulence of historical flame. Regardless of where we may be, we are bounded by our love for Burma. Freedom is our sky. Justice is our life. Peace is our nature. We create this blog to share our genuine feelings about Burma and its path to freedom.

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Burma is in fact country of many black historic days. Ceaseless massacres were happened all along under bloody wrong hand. Memorials and anniversaries have to hold year round as many as seasonal festive celebrations of Burma calender. Now on July, two prominent black days are awaiting to haunt recent regime of killer generation. These are 7 July massacre and 19 July Martyrs day.Notionally, 7 July is a bit different from 19 July, in which, Burma national hero, general Aung San and his cabinet members were assassinated. But, deep in reality, hatred, jealous, shortsightedness, paranoid and inhumane natures were the main causes and rooted in every corner of Burma history. Another difference is that 19 July, Martyr day is official Public Holiday in Burma but 7 July mourning day has yet to be recognized and publicized.

On that July 7, back in 46 years ago, groups of unarmed University students were killed by machine gun on the very spot of historic Rangoon University Compound. And the next day , early in the morning, Burma Student Union Building was abruptly destroyed by the wicked hand of military coup d'etat. The reason was that students were annoying and appeared as destructive elements to them, aired on state owned radio by the then coup leader, General Ne Win. He stressed his speech with unforgettable phrase - " an sword for sword, an spear for spear, we have to fight back" . But this had just been bitterness for people all over the country, as all know who actually use sword and spear.

Coup leaders might think that they could possibly eliminate and conquer any of obstacles just by killing and torturing. 26 years after this incident, however, they had realized that past is still haunting and history is rewound itself. Burma' milestone, 1988 revolution was in fact born again spirits of 7 July students.

1988 revolution and stained blood were passed along 20 years now. But past is still haunting to those who committed massacre. So, what is the present situation in Burma now ? Burmese civilians did try their best whenever the circumstances favored. Then military regime has repeatedly tortured and killed whomever against them. Many families were broken and destroyed under this oppression. Mothers are crying. Sons are dying. Political prisoner are lying in the darkness. Political crisis makes ever-deepening social crisis and in turn it causing political unrest again. Moreover, Nagis cyclone pushes Burma to the edge of worst. Everything seems hopeless and unimaginable what would happen to worrisome and desperate 50 million souls. Will it be another revolution? Will it be another cyclone to make sufferer? Will it be another earthquake to punish dictator? Will it be any betterment? Will it be even worse? One thing for sure is present is daunting.

( 7 July memorial)

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We Sri Lankans, who have enjoyed th efruits of democracy for over half a century, have always respected the Burmese people’s struggle against the brutal military dictatorship. The proof of our support is shown the years long campaign we the have carried out thru various means including our website http://www.asiantribune.com to gain freedom for Aung San Suu Kyi.

We are currently disturbed to note that certain Burmese activists in Washington DC have joined with a group of Sri Lankan tamil extremists in a campaign to discredit Sri Lanka’s name.

In doing so, the Burmese activists are doing harm to our valuable relationship in the long term.

Firstly, irrespective of our support for your cause, we are hurt to realize that some of your people would support those who seek to harm us.

At the same time, these Burmese activists, by joining with world renowned terrorists (Tamil Tigers) will bring harm and disrepute to your people’s cause as well.

We seek that you restrian your activists from causing harm to the relationship we have had with the Burmese struggle for a long time.

By misleading the inexperienced Burmese activists to participate in their activities, the Tamil Tigers supporters are seeking to gain from the purity of the Burmese struggle. In the process the Burmese can only lose credibility and be viewed with suspicion, once they are known to be linked to a shadowy group of terrorism supporters.